Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Analyst l

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:  

• Assist in determining and evaluating the current state of Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) planning within assigned Grainger GIS departments and help facilitate the improvement and maintenance of each of those plans, taking into account best practices, industry standards and critical areas of focus for WWG.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of a Business Continuity Automated Notification system. 
• Participate in testing and training exercises for all Grainger entities as defined by Executive Leadership. 
• Support and improve BC/DR document repository.
• Identify changes required to improve BC/DR plans, and validate those plan changes with live tests and tabletop exercises with various areas of the global business. 
• Assists with BC / DR Plan reviews throughout WWG to ensure necessary documentation is kept up to date.
• Participate in the testing and validation of these plans and work with teams to ensure they are viable and meet Internal Audit and regulatory compliance obligations.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of escalation procedures for Contact Center emergencies.
• Participate in the development, documentation and training of team members on an Automated Notification System.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of BC/DR training programs for all WWG departments and locations.
• Assist in BC/DR support for the WWG key locations.
• Assist with periodic call notification tests with all departments, including C-level executives.
• Work to maintain BC Intranet website and other communications channels and repositories. 

Preferred Education & Experience: 

• Understanding of between
  Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.    
• College degree or equivalent with emphasis on Computer Science courses.
• Candidate should have great inter-personal skills and be a self-starter.  
• Proficient in Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project, etc.).  Knowledge of project and program management is a plus.